1977 In Game 4 of the NLCS played at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium,\ Dodger hurler Tommy John goes the distance and beats Steve Carlton and the...
1961 In Game 4 at Crosley Field, Whitey Ford blanks the Reds for five innings to extend his World Series consecutive scoreless inning streak to...
Back from prepping for the big blow 1956 "The Yankees have all the hits." - MEL ALLEN, baseball broadcaster, describing Don Larsen's Fall Classic...
1939 In the top of the tenth, Yankee outfielder Joe DiMaggio scores from first base when Reds' catcher Ernie Lombardi lies in a daze at home...
1922 Behind Art Nehf's complete-game five-hitter, the Giants repeat as World Champions, sweeping the Yankees in five games, including one tie....
This Day in Baseball History October 8th 1904 Jimmy Barrett first major leaguer to play 162 games in a season, 57 years before the schedule...
OCTOBER 8 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1885 Johnny Lush pitcher, 1904-10 (Philadelphia Phillies, St . Louis...
2010 With only 17 instances of a manager getting tossed in postseason history, two occurrences happen on the same day when umpires eject Rays'...
2000 Benny Agbayani's 13th-inning home run ends the longest LDS game, which takes five hours and 22 minutes to complete. The dramatic...
1995 In Game 4 of the ALDS, Edgar Martinez's eighth-inning grand slam breaks a 6-6 tie with the Yankees at the Kingdome. The Mariner DH's...
1981 The first postseason game outside the United States occurs in Montreal when the Expos beat the Phillies in Game 1 of NLDS, 3-1, at Olympic...
1977 The Dodgers rally for three runs with none on and two outs in the top of the ninth to take a one-run lead in their eventual 6-5 victory...
1961 The Yankees win Game 3 of the World Series, beating the hometown Reds at Crosley Field, 3-2. The decisive blow is Roger Maris' home run...
1950 Rookie hurler Whitey Ford, with ninth-inning help from Allie Reynolds, beats the Phillies, 5-2, as the Yankees complete the Fall Classic...
1925 Before Game 1 of the World Series at Forbes Field, Commissioner Landis orders the Pirates and the Senators to wear black armbands in...
Today in Baseball History October 7th 1904 Jack Chesbro gets his 41st win of the season when the Highlanders beat Boston in New York, 3-2....
OCTOBER 7 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1857 Moses Walker catcher (first African-American open about his heritage to...
1978 Despite three solo home runs off Yankees' ace Catfish Hunter by Kansas City's third baseman George Brett, the Bronx Bombers win Game 3 of...
1963 The Dodgers complete a four-game World Series sweep of the Yankees as Sandy Koufax wins his second game, 2-1. Frank Howard leads the...
1952 At Ebbets Field, Billy Loes becomes the first pitcher in World Series history to commit a balk when the ball slips from his hand in the...
